Daegu vs Santo Domingo - Cost of Living Comparison

Updated: March 02, 2025

	Daegu	Santo Domingo
🚶 Cost of living one person	$995	$928
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family	$2813	$2508
🏠 One person rent	$348	$352
🏘️ Family rent	$774	$806
🍽️ Food expenses	$414	$337
🚐 Transport expenses	$131	$153
💳 Monthly salary after tax	$2232	$574
😷 Air quality	Moderate	Excellent
✈️ Airport proximity	6 km	14 km
🎓 Higher education	73	44
😀 Quality of life	70	58
🏙️ Population	2.38M	1.13M

The cost of living in Daegu is 7% more expensive than in Santo Domingo. Cities ranked 5531st and 5898th ($995 vs $928) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 62nd and 3rd in South Korea and the Dominican Republic, respectively. Check South Korea vs the Dominican Republic comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.2 months in Daegu compared to 0.6 months in Santo Domingo. Daegu ranked 27th best city to live in South Korea vs Santo Domingo ranked 1st in the Dominican Republic, while ranked 2337th and 5536th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Daegu vs Santo Domingo

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	Daegu	Santo Domingo
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu	$6.43	$8.6
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2	$29.7	$38.2
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's	$5.3	$6.83
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$3.22	$2.54
☕ Cappuccino	$3.37	$3.26
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz	$1.44	$1.05
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$332	$473
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2	$226	$222
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$1076	$1119
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2	$518	$596
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$82.6	$45.6
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.	$126	$70.6
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited	$18.3	$34.6
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years	4.87%	12.45%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$6867	$1524
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2	$9403	$1100
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket	$1.04	$0.56
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport	$59	$66.1
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi	$8.58	$19.6
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal	$1.13	$1.22
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt	$1.94	$1.27
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb	$2.72	$1.5
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.34	$1.24
🥚 Eggs, x12	$2.55	$2.1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$12.7	$7.4
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$7.34	$5.86
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$21.9	$10.9
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$6.45	$3.01
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$3.35	$0.83
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.26	$2.72
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$5.28	$1.58
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.44	$1.81
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb	$2.85	$2.2
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt	$0.79	$0.55
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz	$1.45	$1.34
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle	$13.2	$12
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz	$2.03	$2.49
🚬 Cigarette pack	$3.03	$5.05
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week	$3.58	$5.97
🧴 Hair Shampoo	$4.21	$4.91
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls	$2.33	$1.79
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube	$1.47	$2.55
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month	$44.5	$37.6
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person	$9.07	$5.65
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit	$56.5	$33.1
💇 Haircut, simple	$7.27	$9.6
👖 Brand Jeans	$56.3	$51.3
👟 Brand Sneakers	$76.9	$85.5
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month	$425	$255
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year	$20323	$7607

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Cities near Daegu

Distance	City	Cost of living
13 km or 8.2 mi	Gyeongsan	$991
33 km or 20 mi	Yeongcheon	$1115
44 km or 27 mi	Miryang	$1030
44 km or 27 mi	Gumi	$992
52 km or 32 mi	Gimcheon	$977
56 km or 35 mi	Gyeongju	$1388
66 km or 41 mi	Changwon	$1075
71 km or 44 mi	Yangsan	$1027
71 km or 44 mi	Pohang	$988
73 km or 45 mi	Sangju	$1000
74 km or 46 mi	Sacheon	$983
74 km or 46 mi	Ulsan	$1059
75 km or 46 mi	Gimhae	$959
76 km or 47 mi	Masan	$998
79 km or 49 mi	Andong	$880
88 km or 55 mi	Jinju	$1054
88 km or 55 mi	Mungyeong	$979
94 km or 58 mi	Busan	$1060
106 km or 66 mi	Yeongju	$964
113 km or 70 mi	Geoje	$887
115 km or 71 mi	Tongyeong	$924
121 km or 75 mi	Namwon	$987
122 km or 76 mi	Daejeon	$992
130 km or 81 mi	Gyeryong	$977
131 km or 81 mi	Jeonju	$854
131 km or 82 mi	Gwangyang	$1002
131 km or 82 mi	Cheongju	$936
137 km or 85 mi	Chungju	$900
137 km or 85 mi	Sejong	$1019
141 km or 88 mi	Nonsan	$1019
143 km or 89 mi	Suncheon	$1059
145 km or 90 mi	Jecheon	$1016
148 km or 92 mi	Gongju	$1038
148 km or 92 mi	Iksan	$959
149 km or 93 mi	Taebaek	$1012
150 km or 93 mi	Yeosu	$989
154 km or 96 mi	Gimje	$937
160 km or 100 mi	Asan	$1038
161 km or 100 mi	Jeongeup	$970
167 km or 103 mi	Cheonan	$1151

Cities near Santo Domingo

Distance	City	Cost of living
26 km or 16 mi	San Cristobal	$812
30 km or 19 mi	Boca Chica	$784
51 km or 31 mi	Bani	$695
62 km or 39 mi	San Pedro de Macoris	$707
70 km or 44 mi	Cotui	$645
74 km or 46 mi	Bonao	$545
89 km or 55 mi	Azua	$750
96 km or 59 mi	El Seibo	$733
98 km or 61 mi	La Romana	$656
99 km or 61 mi	San Francisco de Macoris	$510
100 km or 62 mi	Samana	$692
101 km or 62 mi	Nagua	$773
106 km or 66 mi	Jarabacoa	$724
107 km or 66 mi	La Vega	$561
126 km or 78 mi	Higuey	$735
131 km or 81 mi	Barahona	$707
138 km or 85 mi	Santiago de los Caballeros	$784
146 km or 90 mi	San Juan de la Maguana	$645
152 km or 94 mi	Cabarete	$774
156 km or 97 mi	Sosua	$961
161 km or 100 mi	Punta Cana	$1138
169 km or 105 mi	Puerto Plata	$751
174 km or 108 mi	Mao	$724
190 km or 118 mi	Sabaneta	$715
213 km or 132 mi	Cerca-la-Source	$505
252 km or 157 mi	Petion-Ville	$521
254 km or 158 mi	Delmas	$520
258 km or 160 mi	Port-au-Prince	$542
264 km or 164 mi	Carrefour	$527
281 km or 174 mi	Cap-Haitien	$511
286 km or 177 mi	Aguada	$1314
289 km or 180 mi	Aguadilla	$1221
292 km or 182 mi	Mayaguez	$1264
293 km or 182 mi	Cabo Rojo	$1145
298 km or 185 mi	Isabela	$1429
304 km or 189 mi	Saint-Marc	$508
304 km or 189 mi	San German	$1546
307 km or 191 mi	San Sebastian	$1538
312 km or 194 mi	Quebradillas	$1457
313 km or 194 mi	Gonaives	$521